Tosin Adarabioyo

Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin "Tosin" Adarabioyo (born 24 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Manchester City of the Premier League.

Tosin Adarabioyo
Adarabioyo playing for Manchester City Reserves in 2017
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Adarabioyo[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 29 (0)
2019– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 27 (2)
National team
2012–2013 England U16 5 (0)
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:07, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Adarabioyo joined the youth system at Manchester City aged five.[5] He made his U18 debut for the club aged 14 and was captaining the U18s aged 16.[5][6] On 21 February 2016, Adarabioyo made his first-team debut in an FA Cup match against Chelsea.[7] He made his Champions League debut on 24 August 2016 as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București, in a Champions League play-off round match.[8]

Adarabioyo joined West Bromwich Albion on loan for the 2018–19 season.[9]

In July 2019, Adarabioyo joined Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2019–20 season.[10] He scored his first career goal in 2 November in a 2–1 win for Blackburn against Sheffield Wednesday.[11]

International career

Adarabioyo has represented England up to U19 level.[12]

Personal life

Adarabioyo was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester[13] and is of Nigerian descent.[14] Tosin is the brother of Fisayo Adarabioyo, who is playing for Warrington Town.[15][16][17]

Career statistics
As of 5 January 2019[18]
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 0010000010
2016–17 0000102[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18 0000202[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 0010304080
West Bromwich Albion 2018–19[19] Championship 190103000230
Career total 190206040310
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2014 and 30/09/2014". The Football Association. p. 1. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. "Oluwatosin Adarabioyo: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Tosin Adarabioyo: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "Tosin Adarabioyo: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. "Man City one-to-watch: Tosin Adarabioyo – I'll do anything to win". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. "Manchester City Academy defender Tosin Adarabioyo". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. "Manchester City FC on Twitter: "TEAM NEWS: Full debuts given to five players today! Congrats, lads! #chelseavcity #facup #mcfc"". Twitter. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. "Albion swoop for Man City prospect". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. "Adarabioyo arrives!". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. "Blackburn 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  12. "Tosin Adarabioyo relishing chance to pull on the Three Lions in front of his fellow Mancunians on Sunday - England". The Football Association. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  13. "Tosin Adarabioyo". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. "Man City Whizkid Tosin Adarabioyo Turns Down Chance To Play For Nigeria:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  15. "Man City's Adarabioyo set for West Bromwich loan deal". ESPN.com. 3 August 2018.
  16. "News - Academy News". Manchester City F.C. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  17. "Palace Snap Up Ex-Man City Starlet Adarabioyo". sl10.ng. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  18. "T. Adarabioyo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Tosin Adarabioyo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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